Legal Opinion
Locke v. City of Seattle
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 19, 2006No. 55256-2-IPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶1 Fire fighter trainee Kevin Locke was injured during a training exercise. A jury found the city of Seattle negligent and returned a substantial verdict in Locke’s favor. The city now appeals from the judgment entered on the verdict, raising constitutional, statutory, evidentiary, instructional, and procedural challenges. Finding no error, we affirm.
Dwyer, J.
FACTS
¶2 Kevin Locke was hired by the Seattle Fire Department as a fire fighter trainee. The city enrolled him as a “fire fighter” member of the Law Enforcement Officers’ and Fire Fighters’ Retirement System (LEOFF) on April 19, 2000.1
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2Cases cited51 opinions
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- State, Dept. of Ecology v. Campbell & GwinnWashington Supreme Court · 2002
- Wilson v. SteinbachWashington Supreme Court · 1982
- State v. ThorneWashington Supreme Court · 1996
- Waste Management of Seattle, Inc. v. Utilities & Transportation CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by12 opinions
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